Comments Thread For: Golden Boy: Canelo-Lopez Card Will Be Our Free-Per-View

[nycsmooth]

it won't b free if 1 doesn't get showtime...but ,IMO, btwn both shows the best fight looks 2b Gonzalez vs Ponce de Leon...

[Hougigo]

Lol, still not watching though

[rudyyr]

I think they definitely tried to make a good fight for canelo(Kirkland,williams,ortiz) unfortunately it didnt pan out with any..in regards to free PPV, I guess its good for showtime subscribers for the fights that will be televised. I subscribe to HBO though..but look at it this way, not sure what Martinez-Chavez card will look like, but I dont doubt it will be all of $50

[Second Best]

Oh yeah?? Outside of the Punisher, what did I miss?? Feel free to explain (this dumb luck).

They offered Kirkland the fight and was turned down.

[ivanx00]

They have to give this for free....because who in their right mind will pay for this crappy PPV!!

[Bushbaby]

They offered Kirkland the fight and was turned down.

The Kirkland with the shoulder injury that golden boy wanted to fight injured?? That guy??

[Hougigo]

People are acting like Williams and Kirkland were only 2 junior middleweights in the world. Kirkland wasn't even good option coming off gift win and serious injury. He did right thing turning it down.
Williams was out? There's still Lara,Vanes,Rosado,Molina,Bundrage, Quintana,Delvin Rodriguez,Dzinziruk or at least some top contenders at 154 like Charlie Ota, or Damian Jonak. It's not like it was last minute replacement, Canelo had time, they choosed another joke fight.

It's sad because an injured Kirkland coming off a controversial performance is still better than all of Canelo's other fights.
We all know why Lopez was chosen, so no big surprise

[rudyyr]

They offered the fight to Cotto, but I guess he was on vacation. Quintana would have been a good fight. Problem with Lara,Vanes and those other guys is that I am not sure the network would have bought it. Unfortunately, its not always what the fans want to see in terms of contenders vs. those that have already been marketed like Canelo. The networks seem to have some say on what they will buy and show. I will try to watch both main events though if they dont overlap

[Bushbaby]

They offered the fight to Cotto, but I guess he was on vacation. Quintana would have been a good fight. Problem with Lara,Vanes and those other guys is that I am not sure the network would have bought it. Unfortunately, its not always what the fans want to see in terms of contenders vs. those that have already been marketed like Canelo. The networks seem to have some say on what they will buy and show. I will try to watch both main events though if they dont overlap

This theory would make sense if Trout & Lara were never on either showtime or hbo, they were.

[WalterWhite]

GBP need a cashcow, Canelo is their safest bet, hence these opponents who don't/won't really trouble him.

The likes of Martinez and JCCjnr are nothing but a distant dream for Canelo right now.